restrained them. They attempted to do it again toward evening, and
again Moses restrained them with the words, "To-day ye shall not
find it in the field." At these words they were greatly alarmed, for
they feared that they might not receive it any more at all, but their
leader quieted them with the words, "To-day ye shall not find any
of it, but assuredly to-morrow; in this world ye shall not receive
manna on the Sabbath, but assuredly in the future world."

The unbelieving among them did not hearken to the words of God,
and went out on the Sabbath to find manna. Here-upon God said to
Moses: "Announce these words to Israel: I have led you out of
Egypt, have cleft the sea for you, have sent you manna, have
caused the well of water to spring up for you, have sent the quails
to come up to you, have battled for you against Amalek, and
wrought other miracles for you, and still you do not obey My
statutes and commandments. You have not even the excuse that I
imposed full many commandments upon you, for all that I bade
you do at Marah, was to observe the Sabbath, but you have
violated it." "If," continues Moses, "you will observe the Sabbath,
God will give you three festivals in the months of Nisan, Siwan,
and Tishri; and as a reward for the observance of the Sabbath, you
will receive six gifts from God: the land of Israel, the future world,
the new world, the sovereignty of the dynasty of David, the
institution of the priests and the Levites; and, furthermore, as a
reward for the observance of the Sabbath, you shall be freed from
the three great afflictions: from the sufferings of the times of Gog
and Magog, from the travails of the Messianic time, and from the
day of the great Judgement."

When Israel heard these exhortations and promises, they